Dog Poisoner Claims Jenny The Legless Man's Pet
A Rhodell dog poisoner killed Jenny the female Spitz beloved by Jack Smith, a 27 year old leg amputee. Jenny guarded Smith for two years, returning after a prior owner took her away. The poisoning victims include Prince the beagle, with dogs being targeted in recent weeks. Donna Lynn, the 17 month old daughter, played near the yard where Jenny ingested the toxin. Police investigation ongoing as families seek care for the remaining puppies.
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Jennie
Jack Smith
Rhodell
Smith
Darrell Blankenship
Smiths
Donna Lynn
Hofstetter Resigns from State Police After 20 Years
Charleston AP reports State Police Col. M. S. Hofstetter, stationed at Logan, resigns effective June 13 after more than two decades of service to take a job with Island Creek Coal Co. in a department leadership role.
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Charleston
Col. M. S. Hofstetter
Logan
Island Creek Coal Co
West Virginia Weather Outlook and River Gauge Updates
Mostly sunny today with highs 80 to 86, cooler in the mountains 74 to 80. Tonight partly cloudy with lows 50s to 60s. Saturday will be cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers. Rivers at Bellepoint and Greenbrier noted. Bluestone reservoir remains normal with gates open and gauge reading 3.7.
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Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Thomas the winged cat draws Pineville crowds
In Pineville Wyoming County a white cat with a suspected winglike growth on its back captivates locals. Doug Shelton, 15, says the creature named Thomas acts tame as a vet weighs possibilities of freak natural growth. The Sheltons plan to keep Thomas in a cage and may charge visitors for viewing until clarification arrives.
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Shelton's
Baltimore
Thomas
Sheltons
Doug
Pineville
C. C. Cassinelli
Tno
D-Day Ranger Companies Remembered On Normandy Cliffs
G K Hodenfield recalls four U S 2nd Ranger Battalion units that stormed a narrow cliffed beach on D Day June 6 1944 in Normandy. He names Sgt Bob Youse and Pvt Alvin White among the men who faced German fire and counted the mission a life changing test of courage.
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Normandy
G K. Hodenfield
Stars and Stripes
Hodenfield
G. K. Hodenfield
Associated Press
U. S. 2Nd Ranger
D-Day
Bob Youse
Alvin White
Dday
Winged Cat To Appear On Garroway Program
Wyoming county’s famous winged cat will make its television debut on NBC on Dave Garroway’s show. NBC arranged travel for 1 year old Shelton and the cat he found ginseng hunting near Pineville, but the family refused air travel, opting for train departure with his mother Mrs Coy Shelton, with plans changing at noon for a late night Prince Station departure.
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Doug Shelton
Pineville
Doug
Wyoming County
National Broadcasting Company
Dave Garroway
NBC
Fern Miniaci
Register
Network
Shelton
New York
Coy Shelton
Sheltons
Cat
Prince Station
Metropolis
Mystery Shelton Cat With Winglike Fur Attracts Attention
Local residents report a Shelton cat with unusual front paws and winglike fur. A Conservation Commission officer suspects it is shedding its winter coat. Doug found the cat in a tree after hearing yapping from a dog. Thomas the cat, a female, drew media and miners curious about alleged winged fur, with photos to appear on Oak Hill TV.
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Shelton
Conservation Commission
Doug
Thomas
Oak Hill
Dallas Boothe
Register
Wyolming County
Ferne Miniaci
Pineville
Mental Health Drive Falls Short of Goal
Patrick Toliver, chairman of the fund raising committee for the Mental Health Association, reports $2,772.52 total collected toward a $3,200 goal. Funds come from schools, Civitan Club, letters to professionals, business solicitations, automobile death donations, and bell ringers, with $1,196.82 from 150 bell ringers.
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Mental Health Association
Patrick Toliver
Civitan Club
Toliver
Deputies Destroy Still Near Winding Gulf
Raleigh County sheriff deputies destroyed a still near Winding Gulf on Wednesday night when they discovered a burning fire at the scene. The operation yielded 260 gallons of mash, 21 empty gallon jugs, a boiler, and a copper worm, with moon shiners fleeing before capture.
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Raleigh
Gulf
Maxwell Hill Community Park Clean-Up Set for Saturday
A community effort will clean Maxwell Hill Community Park this Saturday. Local men are asked to bring equipment to help tidy the grounds.
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Maxwell Hill
Three 8th Circuit judges deny Starkweather appeal
A batch of brief items from the wire describes Charles Starkweather's appeal denial by three judges of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Nebraska's Supreme Court was expected to set a new execution date for Starkweather, the admitted killer of 11. Also noted are notes on state wage concerns, deaths of film figures, and other assorted items.
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8Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Charles Starkweather
Nebraska
Charles Vidor
Hollywood
Fim
Vienna
Austria
Jimmy Grier
Glendale
Calif
Southern states pass law letting teachers whip students
Sherwood Glutz Reflects on a new law allowing corporal punishment in schools. He recalls his father using a wood shed and strict discipline, saying no law was needed to enforce proper behavior.
Governor Underwood Faces New Round of Mental Health Criticism
Charleston AP reports renewed attacks on Gov. Underwood over the mental health controversy. The West Virginia Mental Health Round-Up accuses his statements of lacking facts and questions informants and advisers used by his administration. The governor defends Stemmermann and cites Dr. Owen backing her credentials while noting no hospital superintendent resignations were accepted after his inaugural call.
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Charleston
Underwood
Public Information Committee of
The
West Virginia Assn
National Organization
Richard Lilly
Department of Mental Health
Margaret Ross
Ross
West Virginia Assa. For
Marguerite Stemmermann
Owen Clinic
Huntington
State
Stemmermann
Thelma Owen
American Psychiatric Assn
Works Board Sets Up New Budget Agency
Charleston AP reports the Board of Public Works established a new agency to gather state budget and government data. Hugh N Mills becomes executive secretary at 7200 dollars, Joseph C Peters will be research analyst at 6600 dollars, plus a 3600 dollar secretary. The agency starts immediately and will aid in preparing the annual budget and reviewing agency expenditure schedules for the new fiscal year beginning July 1.
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Charleston
Board of Public Works
Hugh N. Mills
Joseph C. Peters
Holden
Logan County
Department of Finance and Administration
Mills
Peters
Joe F. Burdett
Edgar B. Sims
Burdett
Erskine Jailed on DC Charge in Lanark
Dewey Erskine of Lanark received 24 hours in Raleigh County Jail, a $50 fine and costs after pleading guilty to driving while intoxicated before Magistrate W A Burke. He was arrested by State Police after his car hit Ray Brizendine and a hit-and-run charge was dropped.
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Dewey Erskine
Lanark
Raleigh
W. A. Burke
Erskine
Ray Brizendine
Edgar Jefferies
Burke
Jefferies
Crab Orchard
Lewis Hartwell
Cotton White
Carl C. Hearn
Burke Dorothy Hooper
Beckley
Africa To California Flyin Granddad Sets Record
Max Conrad, 56, completed a 7,638 mile nonstop Africa to California flight in 56 hours 38 minutes, landing in Los Angeles via Corpus Christi El Paso and Phoenix. The Piper Comanche carried 500 gallons of fuel, with throttled speed to conserve gas. Conrad exceeded the previous Manila to Oregon record of 6,856 miles, promoting the plane maker's stunt.
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Max Conrad
Africa
California
Conrad
Casablanca
Morrocco
Cuba
Corpus Christi
el Paso
Tex
Phoenix
Ariz
San Francisco
L. A
W. L
Pat) Boling
Manila
Oregon
Body Of Able To Be Mounted Exhibited In Rochester
Able the spacefaring Rhesus monkey will be stuffed and mounted for Armed Forces exhibits by Ward's Natural Science Establishment at the request of Washington’s Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. The seven pound animal died Monday at Fort Knox during instrument removal after the historic Jupiter missile flight with Baker.
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Rochester
N. Y
Able
Ward's
Natural Science Establishment, Inc
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
Washington
Baker
Ft. Knox
Empty Plane Landing Probed In Libyan Desert
U S Air Force experts traced an unmanned World War II Liberator bomber found about 380 miles south of Bengasi by geologists. No crew traces were found. An Air Force spokesman said the crew likely bailed out after Naples 1943 raid as the plane landed with full water jugs intact. Efforts to identify the crew are underway in Washington.
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Wiesbadpn
Germany
U.S
Bengasi
Scresman
Naples
Washington
Two Rhodell Youths Jailed For Break-In
Rhode ll police report two Rhodell youths Jackie Lee Bailey 18 and a 17 year old were charged with breaking and entering the Gulf Supermarket Rhodell after a Wednesday night burglary of about 25 cartons of cigarettes The younger suspect allegedly tried to sell five cartons in Rhodell and was picked up by a constable before implicating Bailey
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Rhodell
RNS
Raleigh
Jackie Lee Bailey
Gulf
Bailey
New Measles Vaccine Reported Effective
A team led by Dr John F Enders and Dr Samuel Katz at Children’s Hospital reported a newly discovered measles vaccine is effective in the first 20 children treated. The Nobel Prize winner and his colleague described good results in this initial group.
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Boston
John F. Enders
Samuel Katz
US Route 19 Urged to Bypass WV in Letter to Johnson
A West Virginia reader urges Senator Lyndon B. Johnson to back a fast extension of federally funded Route 19 from Erie, Pennsylvania to Jacksonville, Florida, aiming to reroute along the present line to Beckley and connect with the Turnpike. The writer discourages a Senate investigation as delaying action and increasing costs, arguing for immediate progress to avoid worsening road conditions and taxpayer burden.
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U. S. News and World Report
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Erie
Pennsylvania
Washington
Beckley
Jacksonville
Forida
Senate
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